Etymology of the French word cartographie
the French word
cartographiederived from the Old French word
cartederived from the Medieval Latin word
charta (paper, papyrus; record)
derived from the Greek word
chartes, χάρτης (a sheet ('chart') of writing-material (as to be scribbled over))
Date
The earliest known usage of cartographie in French dates from the 19th century.
Derivations in French
cartographe,
cartographique,
cartographier,
cartogrammeDerivations in other languages
English
cartography, Romanian
cartografie
